Google and Microsoft will have to use some form of age-assurance technology on users

This is Australia in 2025

NEWS/OPINION | AUSTRALIA | From 27 December 2025, Google and Microsoft will have to use some form of age-assurance technology on users when they sign in, or face fines of almost $50 million per breach.

The search results for logged-in users under the age of 18 will be filtered for pornography, high-impact violence, material promoting eating disorders and a range of other content.

Did Australia's eCommissioner, Julie Inman Grant, opt out of a national TV appearance to address the public, sidestepping direct scrutiny and potential backlash? Certainly seems to be the case.